Saturday, June 26, 2004
Australian Army to Retire Vietnam-Era Huey GunshipThe Army will today officially retire the UH-1H Iroquois helicopter gunship, commonly called the 'Huey', a capability originally developed for the RAAF during the Vietnam War.
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Royal Air Force Of Oman Super Lynx 300 Deliveries BeginThe first three of sixteen AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 helicopters ordered by the Royal Air Force of Oman arrived in Oman on 24th June 2004. The three aircraft were loaded aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo plane at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton on the 23rd June, having completed pre-delivery inspections at AgustaWestland's UK plant in Yeovil.
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New UAV innovations could change face of warTesting of the new Joint Multiplatform Weapons Carriage System took place at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nev., on June 17. If approved, the carriage system could allow UAVs to carry high-speed anti-radiation missile targeting system pods and a variety of weapons in greater quantities.
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Labor to use $1.3bn to keep F-111sA LATHAM government would spend up to $1.3billion to keep Australia's ageing F-111 long-range fighter bombers flying until 2015 to plug any gap caused by the late delivery of the $16billion US-built F-35 stealth fighter.
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Top officer turns over commandGerman Air Force Air Defense School commandant Lt. Col. Manfred Hahn, who is retiring after 37 years of active duty, released his command to Lt. Col. Ulrich Schuster.
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‘Blackhorse’ gets new COThe U.S. Army’s 6th Cavalry Brigade in South Korea gets a new commander when Col. Peter W. Foreman takes over.
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Apache Helo Makes Emergency Landing In Maxville FieldAn Army Apache helicopter made an emergency landing near the Duval-Clay county border Thursday, but flew back to its Cecil Commercial Center base under its own power after being checked by a mechanic.
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Friday, June 25, 2004
Hi-tech Hornet paving way for Sea Power 21Rapidly advancing technology prompted the NAVAIR F/A-18 Program Office (PMA-265) to investigate developing a new advanced mission computer for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The AMC, an integrated information processing system which provides complete hardware and software solutions to the platform, is part of a new generation of technologies paving the way to network-centric warfare.
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Kadena mechanics' work saves millions of dollars on F-15 engine overhaulsMechanics with the 18th Maintenance Group at Kadena Air Base recently completed a six-year overhaul of F-15 jet engines, saving the Air Force about $100 million.
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Helicopter pilots died while conducting terrain-training drills The two pilots killed in Tuesday night's crash of the AH64-D Apache Longbow helicopter at Fort Stewart were conducting terrain-training drills, Army officials said.
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Senate panel boosts administration's Defense procurement requestsThe U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee quickly approved Tuesday a $416.2 billion fiscal 2005 Defense appropriations bill that includes money for 24 F/A-22 Raptor fighters, 14 C-17 transport planes, 27 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 11 V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
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DRS Technologies Awarded $37.5 Million in New Contracts to Provide Infrared Assemblies for U.S. Army Apache Helicopter Arrowhead SystemDRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received $37.5 million in new contracts to design, manufacture, assemble and test the pilotage and targeting receiver assemblies for the Apache Arrowhead Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) System for U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. The contracts represent Lot 1 production of the Arrowhead, the Army's Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) system.
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EADS braced for crash landing over £13bn tanker contractEADS executives will approach the U.K. Ministry of Defence with what could be a last-ditch effort to save a £13bn contract to build air-to-air refuelling tankers for the Royal Air Force.
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Russian patrol fighter planes intercept light aeroplaneRussian patrol fighter planes MIG-29 intercepted a light aeroplane which intruded the air space of Russia from the territory of Mongolia, chief of the press service of the Russian Air Force, Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky told RIA Novosti.
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UAV Battlelab stands up at Indian SpringsIndian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field is now the home of the U.S. Air Force’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab.
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Thursday, June 24, 2004
Faster than a speeding...Maj. Bret Anderson flies his F-15 Eagle past IndyCar driver Dan Weldon during a race at Langley Air Force Base, June 22. The F-15 won the half-mile, 17-second race, crossing the finish line yards ahead of the car before heading off on a training mission. The Air Force supports events like this to boost morale and to aid in recruiting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Travis Aston)
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General: U.S. dominance of skies may waneThe success of the Indian air force against American fighter planes in a recent exercise suggests other countries may soon be able to threaten U.S. military dominance of the skies, a top Air Force general said Wednesday.
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Boeing to get $120M in federal funds for two F-15sThe Boeing Co.'s F-15 production line in St. Louis will remain open through 2008 thanks to $120 million in federal funding to purchase two of the aircraft, said U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.).
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Officials release A-10 accident reportAir Force investigators determined spatial disorientation was the likely cause of an A-10 Thunderbolt II crash 3.5 miles north of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb. 25.
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Apache helicopter crashes at Fort StewartA U.S. Army Apache helicopter has crashed with two people on board about five miles east of Richmond Hill.
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Aide: Plane nearly targetedU.S. Gov. Ernie Fletcher's plane was in imminent danger of being shot down as it approached Washington two weeks ago, his top aide said yesterday.
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Four die in crash of two Bolivian air force planesTwo Bolivian air force training aircraft collided in mid-air Tuesday, killing four crew members, according to the military.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004
U.S. DEFENDS HARPOON SALE TO EGYPTThe Bush administration has defended its sale of the Harpoon ship-based missile to Egypt, saying it does not constitute a cruise missile.
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MND wants to participate in U.S. jet developmentDefense Minister Li Chieh yesterday revealed that Taiwan is seeking to play a part in the development of the Joint Strike Fighter.
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Pratt & Whitney Completes Final Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology DemonstratorPratt & Whitney (P&W) completed the final large military demonstrator engine for the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) program in a "last bolt" ceremony held recently at the company's Middletown, Conn., engine center.
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Mechanics finish six-year F-15 engine upgradesJet engine mechanics have turned the final wrenches on a unique F-15 Eagle engine upgrade program here, saving the Air Force more than $100 million, officials said.
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U.S. Navy Evacuates Iraqi Heart Attack PatientAn SH-60B Seahawk helicopter from the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) evacuated an Iraqi national with heart attack symptoms from the passenger ferry Jebel Ali 3 at 4 p.m. local time, June 21.
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Vinson, Air Wing Team Up, Sink TargetUSS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 got a chance to step up their training June 17 during a hulk exercise (HULKEX) conducted approximately 200 miles off the coast of Southern California.
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Australia: Missile Defence Agreement to be signed in US next monthAustralia and the United States intend to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in missile defence next month, Defence Minister Robert Hill announced today. Senator Hill said the MOU would formalise Australia's long-term commitment to participate in the US missile defence program. "We intend to sign the MOU at the next Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations planned in the US for early July," Senator Hill said.
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China denies reports of fighter jet sales to ZimbabweChinese ambassador to South Africa denied reports of FC-1 fighter jet sales to Zimbabwe in a press briefing held Monday in Pretoria.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004
SpaceShipOne Makes History: First Private Manned Mission to SpaceUnder the command of test pilot Mike Melvill, SpaceShipOne reached a record breaking altitude of 328,491 feet (approximately 62 miles or 100 km), making Melvill the first civilian to fly a spaceship out of the atmosphere and the first private pilot to earn astronaut wings.
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Taiwan military jets to practice freeway landings amid tension with ChinaTaiwan said Monday that its air force will practice emergency landing on a freeway for the first time in 25 years amid renewed tension in relations with China.
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IAF contingent to match skills with counterpartsAn Indian Air Force contingent took off from the Ambala Air Force Station on Monday morning for the US to participate in Cooperative Cope Thunder, an exercise in Alaska with their counterparts from other countries.
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$8m cost of air force's unsold jets revealedThe sale of the RNZAF's mothballed squadrons of fast jets has taken three years and cost nearly $8 million, says National Party defence spokesman Simon Power.
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Fighters the `next best'AUSTRALIA will not get "top of the range" Joint Strike Fighter in the $15 billion deal for the new generation US-built aircraft.
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Boeing Proposes 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft for Korea’s EX ProgramThe Boeing Company today announced it is offering the 737 airborne early warning and control system in response to a proposal from the Republic of Korea for EX, an airborne surveillance and command and control program
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IAI offers 4 “Phalcon” AWACS planes to South Korea for $1.7bIsrael Aircraft Industries (IAI), Gulfstream, and L3 have submitted a joint bid to sell four early warning and surveillance systems to the South Korean Air Force for $1.7 billion. The three companies have set up a joint team to compete in the tender, called the E-X plan.
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Iranian F-14 fighter crashes, two deadAn Iranian Air Force F-14 fighter plane has crashed during a training flight, killing the two crew on board, the official news agency IRNA reported Monday.
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Hoon Seeking 'Right Price' for FighterThe Eurofighter Typhoon warplane is exceeding expectations but the “right price” has yet to be secured for Phase Two of the project, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said.
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Bell Launches "Team Eagle Eye" Core Team to promote Tiltrotor UAVBell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin Corporation, AAI Corporation and Textron Systems Corporation have reached an agreement in principle to form the Core Team for TEAM EAGLE EYE to develop, produce and market the Eagle Eye Vertical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VUAV) System.
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Monday, June 21, 2004
SEA CHANGEBoeing's win of the U.S. Navy's Multimission Maritime Aircraft is certain to significantly alter maritime patrol operations, but it is also spurring Navy and industry officials to consider complementary technology that could spell leap-ahead capabilities for the new surveillance aircraft.
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Sunday, June 20, 2004
Army Pilots Practice Landing on Navy Ships in Gulf of AlaskaA group of UH-60 Blackhawk pilots from the Army’s 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment flew aboard four Navy ships in the Gulf of Alaska June 4-5 to practice their shipboard landing skills.
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Enterprise Carrier Strike Group To Join NATO ExerciseThe USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group will join a fleet of ships and aircraft from 10 European partner navies June 21 in the North Atlantic near Scotland for a NATO maritime exercise.
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C-130E based at Yokota is still going strong after 30,000 hours of flightAs bumpy and loud as ever, a C-130E from the 36th Airlift Squadron sailed into new territory Thursday by passing 30,000 hours of flight.
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Aviano welcomes new wing commandBrig. Gen. Mike Worden gave up command of the 31st Fighter Wing to Brig. Gen. Philip Breedlove at a change of command ceremony Friday.
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Aging IAF shoots down USAF top gunsDid the Indian Air Force really outperform American pilots and planes during recent India-US air combat exercises or is the USAF using the encounter to pitch for new generation fighter jets?
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